‘Can Palestine be free?’- Public Meeting

Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by admin.

The Socialist Workers Party have organised a public meeting discussing the question of the Palestine/Israel situation. After the Israeli raid on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza there has been many debates on how the situation can be solved, with many Irish people feeling sympathy for the Palestinians. The Socialist Workers Party invites everyone to our [...]

Council may introduce bye-laws to prevent over-night refuse collections waking up residents

Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Maynooth Town Portal.

Kildare County Council’s group of Independent Councillors, Catherine Murphy, Pádraig McEvoy, Paddy Kennedy and Seamie Moore, have asked the Council to investigate new laws to prevent over-night noise from refuse collections in residential areas….

Bus Eireann to submit proposals to National Transport Authority on Kilcock Bus Service

Posted on26. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State has been informed by Bus Eireann that they will submit proposals to the National Transport Authority (NTA) to improve the Bus Service to Kilcock. ‘In recent weeks, following the decision of Dublin Bus to withdraw their services to Kilcock, I made representations to Bus Eireann to improve [...]

Mansergh to visit Flood Affected Areas in North Kildare

Posted on23. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State Aine Brady has stated that her colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW,  Dr. Martin Mansergh will visit the areas that were affected by flooding last year to view the flood alleviation schemes that have been approved to minimise the risk of future flooding. [...]

Education Department moves on site for St David’s School in Naas

Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State Aine Brady has been informed that the Department of Education has made a commitment to buy a site for St David’s National School in Naas.
‘The Department of Education is committed to buying a site in Naas for St David’s National School and I am hopeful, in the coming [...]

EU chiefs have been urged to back planting trees in Ireland to offset greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by admin.

A new Oireachtas report calls on Brussels officials to recognise the importance of forests in its strategy for reducing carbon dioxide levels.
The joint committees on agriculture and climate change recommended the EU bring forward a directive outlining a national programme on forest carbon offsets.
Members also called for proposals on higher levels of financing for tree-planting [...]

Contract to be Awarded for Extension to Scoil Choco Naofa in Kilcock this week

Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State, Aine Brady, has been informed by the Minister for Education, Mary Coughlan, that her Department will authorise the Board of Management of Scoil Choco Naofa in Kilcock to accept the offer of the preferred bidder to construct the extension to the school. ‘The extension will consist [...]

Minister of State Brady welcomes innovation funding for Kildare Food Industry

Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Fianna Fáil Minister of State Áine Brady has welcomed details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010. “Innovation Vouchers are [...]

Innovation Fund of €500 million to attract high quality employers to Ireland

Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD announced a €500 million Innovation Fund during his visit to the United States this week. The fund will be used to attract high quality employers to Ireland and to position Ireland as the best place in Europe for entrepreneurial activity according to local Fianna Fáil TD and Minister of State, Áine [...]

Additional Funding for Maynooth Boys National School

Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State, Aine Brady, has been informed by the Minister for Education that additional funding has been provided to complete the extension to the Maynooth Boys National School and this is in addition to the funding already allocated for the summer works. ‘The additional funding for the Maynooth Boys [...]

Approval given for New Library at NUI Maynooth

Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Local TD and Minister of State, Aine Brady, has been informed by the Minister for Education that NUI Maynooth have received approval to go to tender for the construction of a new Library at the college. ‘I welcome this approval for the construction of the new Library in Maynooth and I understand that [...]

MCGINLEY DEMANDS REJECTION OF KILCOCK ROAD PLANS

Posted on19. Jul, 2010 by admin.

17 July 2010

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At the Celbridge Area Committee Meeting yesterday Cllr. John McGinley called for the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) Pilot Cycle Scheme for the Kilcock Road, Maynooth to be rejected.

John stated that the NTA proposal to spend €1m on this pilot cycle scheme is senseless i.e. there are very few cyclists on this road as [...]

July Topics – Celbridge Area Meeting

Posted on17. Jul, 2010 by Maynooth Town Portal.

Dublin Bus  network review – Maynooth – Leixlip – Celbridge – KilcockAccess difficulties  to and from Crodaun  & Castle Village Improved pedestrian facilities – Castletown/Green Lane LeixlipRoad Safety -Boys NS Maynooth – Junior Wardens highlight needsESB to be asked to…

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY JOHN MCGINLEY ON NOMINATION TO CONTEST NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

Posted on16. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Good evening Comrades & Friends
First of all I would like to thank those who Nominated me, Willie Saults and Maura Brady from the Maynooth Branch and Cllr. Colm Purcell from the Leixlip Branch and Cllr. Kevin Byrne from the Celbridge Branch.
Also for Colm proposing me and Kevin seconding me here tonight.
I would also like [...]

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY EMMET STAGG ON NOMINATION TO CONTEST NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

Posted on16. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Firstly I would like to thank Deputy Joanna Tuffy for Chairing this Selection Convention. As we are technically over the border in her Constituency it is appropriate that she is here to keep an eye on us – Invaders from Kildare.
I would like to thank my proposer, Pat McCarthy and my seconder Chris Rowland [...]